Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St David's Well, Tain
Grid reference
NH 735 788 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
273500 878800
Latitude
57.78123032995223
Longitude
-4.127566500911254
Altitude (metres)
139
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
St George's Well, Logie Easter (0.09 miles)
Marybank, Logie Easter (1.78 miles)
Logie Easter, parish (1.89 miles)
Pitmaduthy, settlement, Logie Easter (2.9 miles)
Baile Dhubhthaich, settlement, Tain (3.42 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Provided water for the burgh of Tain in 1874(OS Name Book, which adds that it is 'not considered to be a holy well'; cited NMRS). On the west side of the parish boundary is St George's Well.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tain, parish ROS
Relationships with other places
Related ? St George's Well, Logie Easter
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St David's Well
Head name
St David's Well
Place
St David's Well, Tain
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St David's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt David's Well Head nameSt David's Well PlaceSt David's Well, Tain Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
David (ns) (certain)
David (ns) (maybe)
David, king and psalmist (doubtful)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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